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EREF SPREADING BUCHWHEAT ARTRW8 WYOMING BIG SAGEBRUSH OPPO PLAINS PRICKLYPEAR CHDE2_ DWARF RABBITBRUSH CEINS LITTLELEAF MOUNTAIN MAHAGONY TREES JUOS UTAH JUNIPER U U U D D U D P D PIED PINYON PINE U U U U U U P P P i/ Vegetation palatability by animal class is based on the attractiveness of the plant to animals as forage. Grazing preference changes from time to time and place to place depending on the animal class, plant palatability and nutrient value, stage of growth and season of use. C - Cows B - Elk G Upland_ B Gam_eh= rds_ PLANT NAME threadleaf groundsel Utah, juniper cattle horses cattle Wood Products: U U U P U U U U U D D D,P U Animal Class Symbols: 'Animal Preference Symbols S - Sheep H - Horses D - Deer P - Pronghorn S _ Songbirds S Small E M Mammals 3. Major Poisonous Plants to Livestock: LIVESTOCK AFFECTED TYPE OF POISONING desert horses animals walk into princesplume sheep objects, blind cattle staggers, hoofs grow abnormally, hair falls out broom cattle poisoning not common snakeweed sheep but will occur on overgrazed rangeland, causes abortions and weak underweight calves degeneration of the liver, depression, weakness, diarrhea, darkly stained urine poisoned if large quantaties of berries are eaten U U U UUU -D P P D P U U D D D P D D D U D D D P P _ D D P P - Preferred D - Desirable U - Undesirah1e_ N - Not Dete - rued. SEASON SERIOUS early spring when other feed is scarce when forage is scarce early spring when forage is short or on over grazed ranges when animals lack desirable forage The site does produce scattered Utah juniper trees. The trees grow very slowly and scrubby however, so are of very loci value for fence posts'and firewood. - Semidesert Juniper Loams #113 Page 6 of 8